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1 dead, 2 injured after crash on I-80 in Warren County

KNOWLTON TOWNSHIP, NJ (Warren County) –  A man is dead and two other people were injured after a single-vehicle crash on Interstate 80 in Warren County early Saturday morning, according to New Jersey State Police spokesperson Sergeant Charles Marchan.

The crash happened at around 3:04 a.m. on Interstate 80 westbound at milepost 6.2 in Knowlton Township, Marchan said.

A preliminary police investigation revealed that a Honda passenger vehicle, driven by 22-year-old Ronny Reyes of Belleville, NJ, was traveling west on I-80 with a 22-year-old male passenger from Union City, NJ, and 19-year-old Alan Osoria-Mejias from Passaic, NJ. Near milepost 6.2, the vehicle ran off the road to the left and struck a tree, Marchan said….

As a result of the crash, the 22-year-old male passenger from Union City sustained fatal injuries, while Osoria-Mejias suffered moderate injuries, and Reyes sustained minor injuries, Marchan said.

The crash remains under investigation, and no further details are available at this time. Identification of the deceased is pending notification of next of kin, Marchan added.

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